This is a gigapan I took from the Rankin Bridge of Braddock, PA. It was taken right before the torrential downpour that flooded Millvalle and reportedly produced a tornado that touched down in downtown Pittsburgh. The before-the-rain-haze might not make such a good photo, huh?

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The communities of Braddock, North Braddock,
Rankin, and Swissvale—through the Tri-Boro
Development Forum (TBDF)—are sponsoring an open
contest to find practical solutions to pressing
problems. Because no matter how hard we try, the
problems we face are too large for any one
community to solve on their own, the Challenge
will: • Connect people from around the region and
across the globe through public forums, multimedia
technology, and social networking online and off.
• Capitalize on every person’s area of expertise,
from residents and local leaders to experts in
community development, to make collaboration
easier and more effective • Take advantage of
other communities’ successful efforts to solve
problems that are similar to our own. • Engage the
community to make civic affairs fun, with the
chance to win cash prizes! Interested? The
Community 2.0 Challenge kickoff event is
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at the Braddock
Carnegie Library. The event will include an open
house from 4:00-6:00pm to familiarize you with the
history and geography of the area. An open forum
from 6:00-7:00pm will give people an opportunity
to voice their concerns. A speaker panel from
7:00-8:00pm will lend their advice on how to
articulate these concerns into practical action.
And don’t worry if you’re not from around here,
all the information you’ll need will be available
online at our web site, www.hhfi.org/tbdf/TBDFHome/Communi
ty20/tabid/71/Default.aspx .